Incident General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon , Thursday 10 July 2025
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Date:Thursday 10 July 2025
Time:09:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic F16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon
Owner/operator:USAF
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Misawa Air Base (MSJ/RJSM) -   Japan
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Misawa Airport (MSJ/RJSM)
Narrative:
An F-16 of USAF suffered hydraulic problem inflight. The fighter jet made a safe landing at Misawa Air Base, and the runway was closed for 45 minutes.
A commercial departure flight delayed for 50 minutes due to runway closure.

Sources:

https://news.jp/i/1315987007493013569
https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/2038303?display=1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jul-2025 18:01 isamuel Added
11-Jul-2025 05:05 NicksAviation Updated [Total occupants, ]
11-Jul-2025 07:06 ASN Updated
29-Jul-2025 07:22 nhofmann54 Updated [Aircraft type, Country, ]
02-Sep-2025 05:27 Nebo Updated [Country, ]

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